When I first picked up basketball at 13, I was just looking for something fun to do indoors. I didn’t realize how much that orange ball would teach me not just about sports, but about life. Back then, ...
The following is an excerpt from “Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three” Copyright @2025 by Dawn ...
(THE REPORTER) — As a high school freshman, Howard Burd started on his Granada Hills (Calif.) High School basketball team. He was also bullied by the seniors on the team, as he started in place of a ...